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Problem scenario
You have a Linux server (a Debian/Ubuntu, CentOS/RedHat/Fedora or SUSE distribution). You want to install Apache Avro. What do you do?
Solution
These directions work for any type of Linux.
#1 Do one of the following (either option A or option B).
Option A
Find the latest download from here and download it.
Option B
cd /tmp
curl http://mirror.metrocast.net/apache/avro/avro-1.8.2/avro-src-1.8.2.tar.gz >
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Problem scenario
You want a Bash script that will install ActiveMQ on CentOS/RedHat/Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux distributions. How do you write a script that will work on different distributions of Linux to install Apache ActiveMQ?
Solution
With a “sudo bash” command, run a script with the following content (e.g., call the script below “installactivemq.sh” and run “sudo bash installactivemq.sh“):
#!/bin/bash
# Written by www.continualintegration.com
activemqversion=5.15.12
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Problem scenario
You want to use the same Bash script to install Apache Ant on CentOS/RedHat/Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, or Linux SUSE. How do you install the latest version of Apache Ant on to any distribution of Linux?
Solution
Updated 4/8/21
With a “sudo bash” command, run a script with the following content (e.g., call the script below “installant.sh” and run “sudo bash installant.sh“):
#!/bin/bash
# Written by www.continualintegration.com
antversion=1.10.9 # Change this version as necessary
distro=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep NAME)
debflag=$(echo $distro | grep -i “ubuntu”)
if [ -z “$debflag” ]
then
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Problem scenario
You want a generic script that can install open source Apache Solr on Debian/Ubuntu, CentOS/RedHat/Fedora or SUSE distributions of Linux. How do you do this with the same bash script?
Solution
1. Create a script such as this in /tmp/ (e.g., /tmp/solr.sh).
#!/bin/bash
# Written by www.continualintegration.com
solrversion=7.2.1 # Change this version as necessary
distro=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep NAME)
debflag=$(echo $distro | grep -i “ubuntu”)
if [ -z “$debflag” ]
then
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Problem scenario
When trying to install Apache Parquet on Ubuntu, you get this error:
“Running python-snappy-0.5.1/setup.py -q bdist_egg –dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-SIHL_T/python-snappy-0.5.1/egg-dist-tmp-O8UnkU
WARNING: ‘.’ not a valid package name; please use only .-separated package names in setup.py
package init file ‘__init__.py’ not found (or not a regular file)
cc1plus: warning: command line option ‘-Wstrict-prototypes’ is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
snappymodule.cc:31:22: fatal error: snappy-c.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
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The perceived usefulness of application servers seems unquestioned in many corners of the I.T. world. The conditions that facilitate the deployment of application servers in architectural planning persist. However some people think that code can be written to function on a server that interacts with a web and/or database server without a typical application server being deployed in the middle of the customized code and the OS itself. Some professionals do not think that application servers are necessary.
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Question
What are the different acronym stacks in I.T.?
Answer
There are many open source combinations of technologies that are in wide use. These acronyms referred to as “full stacks” or “stacks” appear in articles and job descriptions. A full stack is a bundle of software that (includes an OS and) can create a complete and functional product when properly configured.
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Problem scenario
You have Maven installed. You want to know if it has the plugin for Apache Parquet from the Linux terminal. You do not want to use the Maven GUI. What do you do?
Solution
1. sudo find / -name pom.xml
2. Change to the directory of the pom.xml with Apache Parquet.
3. Run this command:
mvn help:effective-pom | grep -i parquet
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Problem
You want thriftpy installed to deploy Apache Parquet. How do you install thriftpy?
Solution
Prerequisite
Install pip. If you need assistance, click on the link according to your distribution of Linux:
CentOS/RHEL/Fedora (most newer versions)
RHEL 6.x
Debian/Ubuntu
SUSE
Procedure
Run this command: pip install thriftpy
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Problem scenario
You want to install Apache Thrift for a Apache Parquet. How do you install Apache Thrift?
Solution
Run this command:
sudo apt -y install thrift-compiler
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